May 26, 2020
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1:40Now Playing"When Rabbis Bless Congress: The Great American Story of Jewish Prayers on Capitol Hill"
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Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Mr. Speaker, today I rise with my friend John
Boozman, former Member of this House and now a Senator from Arkansas,
to welcome today's guest chaplain, my dear friend, Rabbi Barry Block of
Congregation B'nai Israel in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Realizing his love for reformed Judaism at a young age, Rabbi Block
earned his master of arts in Hebrew letters from Hebrew Union College-
Jewish Institute of Religion before being ordained 3 years following
completion of his degree.
Having devoted much of his life to the church, Rabbi Block found his
way to Congregation B'nai Israel in my hometown of Little Rock,
Arkansas, in 2013, after serving over 20 years at Temple Beth-El in San
Antonio, Texas.
He has served Reform Judaism nationally and regionally as a member of
the Board of the Central Conference of American Rabbis and chair of its
resolutions and nominating committees and as president of the Southwest
Association of Reform Rabbis.
He is the loving father of his two sons, Robert and Daniel.
I want to thank Rabbi Block for his gracing us with a wonderful
opening prayer and wish him, his family, and his congregation continued
success in our community of Little Rock.
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